-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 24 April 2002 02:56 pm, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
>dnl Begin Blackhole lists >FEATURE(`dnsbl', `relays.ordb.org', `Rejected - see http://ordb.org/')dnl >FEATURE(dnsbl,`bl.spamcop.net', `Rejected - see: >http://spamcop.net/bl.shtml?$&{client_addr}')dnl >FEATURE(dnsbl, `blackholes.mail-abuse.org', `Rejected - see >http://www.mail-abuse.org/rbl/')dnl >FEATURE(`delay_checks')dnl >dnl End Blackhole lists > May I ask why the first FEATURE has `dnsbl' in directed quotes, but the > other two do not? You may. However, to be honest, I hadn't noticed it. The only reason it is like that is because that's the format that ordb.org used in their howto/faq. I've just removed the directed quotes around dnsbl in the first FEATURE, regenerated sendmail.cf and restarted sendmail without any difficulty, so I'd guess they aren't necessary. > >Some of the black hole lists are more extensive than others as well. > > Using those lists is more likely to result in legitimate mail being > > bounced. > > Could you offer some suggestions as to how to determine which lists are > *less* extensive, i.e. the most conservative in blocking? I'd like to > keep false positives to the absolute minimum... The ones I've listed above seem fairly conservative. One that was more prone to generating false positives was ORBZ.org's black hole list. However, due to the threat of legal action (since withdrawn) that black hole list has been shut down. (http://orbz.org for details). Other than trial and error, I'm unaware of any way to determine which lists are least prone to blocking legitimate mail. The best way I have found is to check the associated web pages and look at their policies. For example, one I came across some time ago blocked all hosts on several cable networks. (@home.com, charter.com, rr.com) Most would find that a little too aggressive. ;) - -- - -Michael pgp key: http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/gpgkey.txt Red Hat Linux 7.2 in 8M of RAM: http://www.rule-project.org/ - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjzHMNgACgkQn/07WoAb/SvUbgCgvEQvddkYfb8WzxdytV01Me6y cO0AnAwKXs0OlZKqw5dYWxfLbivr8gqX =yqVu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
